The Cruquius is a 1850 steam powered water pumping station located in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands. It has the largest beam engine ever built http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_De_Cruquius. Today it is shown working with a hydraulic system.
El Cruquius es una estación de bombeo para drenaje situada en el Haarlemmermeer, Holanda (Países Bajos). Se trata de la máquina de pistón a vapor más grande jamas construida. En la actualidad se puede ver su funcionamiento mediante un sistema hidráulico.
Wow, that's a large engine! I live in holland but I've never seen this engine before.
keyboardjeff 10 months ago